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When Shaheed Mohamed, a graduate student in the Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences, told his instructor, Dr. Alease Bruce, that he was returning home for the holidays and that it would take him two days to get there she asked where was his home. To her surprise Mohamed answered, “I’m from Maldives.”  

Maldives is the smallest of the Asian countries in population and land area.  It is actually an island nation comprised of 1,190 islands in the Indian Ocean of which about 200 are inhabited. Mohamed returned to Male', the capital and largest city on the North Male' Atoll.  How did Mohamed find out about the master’s in Clinical Laboratory Sciences at UMass Lowell? He found the program on the internet.  

Mohamed completed his undergraduate degree from Curtin University in Australia with a major in Medical Sciences in 2006 and worked in the Indira Gandhi Memorial (IGM) Hospital in Maldives as a clinical laboratory scientist from 2006-2010 and at the Maldives College of Higher Education as a visiting lecturer from 2008-2010.  

He had known Boston to be a great vibrant academic center so he was familiar with the region. Why did he choose UMass Lowell?  Mohamed stated that “UMass Lowell is one of the few universities across the U.S. offering a master’s program with a strong emphasis in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. I like the way the professors teach and communicate here. There is a line of connection between the teacher and student.” 

Upon completion of his master’s degree Mohamed plans to pursue a career in health care as well as in academia. The department is proud to have had Mohamed from the flagship international exchange Fulbright Scholars’ Program.